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it may not necessarily work in california, texas, or oklahoma. what we did works in massachusetts. it was never meant to be a one size fits all. the governor has described the mandate as a penalty. let's take a step back and look at what the president has said about obama care. in order to get it past the congress, he insisted pubically and to the members of congress that the mandate was not a tax. after it passed, he sent his solicitor general up to court to argue that it was a tax. now he is back to arguing that it's not a tax. >> you guys called it a tax? >> the governor disagreed with the ruling of the court. clearly stated that the mandate was not a tax. >> okay. which -- so i guess -- we're -- i think we're talking around each other. the governor does not believe the mandate is a tax? that is what you're saying? >> the governor believes what we put in place in massachusetts was a penalty and he disagrees with the court's ruling that it is not a tax. >> but he agrees with the president that it is not -- and he believes that you should not call the tax penalty a tax, you should
it may not necessarily work in california, texas, or oklahoma. what we did works in massachusetts. it was never meant to be a one size fits all. the governor has described the mandate as a penalty. let's take a step back and look at what the president has said about obama care. in order to get it past the congress, he insisted pubically and to the members of congress that the mandate was not a tax. after it passed, he sent his solicitor general up to court to argue that it was a tax. now he is...
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issue in texas and other states where minorities believe they are being targeted by republican legislators to keep them from voting in the november election. let me play what eric holder said yesterday where he compared it to poll taxes. let's play it. >> under is the proposed law, concealed handgun licenses would be acceptable forms of photo i.d. but student i.d.s would not. many of those without i.d.s would have to travel great distances to get them. and some would struggle to pay for the documents they might need to obtain them. we call those poll taxes. >> would governor romney a bolder move for him to have addressed something like this. >> that's an interesting point. i agreed with your previous discussion what he went in there with an eye toward an audience not black voters. he's did there to show that i'm going to confront them and take the boos. had he confronted rotor i.d., that would have been a much bolder step. the problem is republicans in general and romney specifically haven't come up with an answer for the question of whether or not this is the disproportionately disenfranc
issue in texas and other states where minorities believe they are being targeted by republican legislators to keep them from voting in the november election. let me play what eric holder said yesterday where he compared it to poll taxes. let's play it. >> under is the proposed law, concealed handgun licenses would be acceptable forms of photo i.d. but student i.d.s would not. many of those without i.d.s would have to travel great distances to get them. and some would struggle to pay for...
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she was an aspiring sports broadcaster who had moved from texas to denver. she took a fatal bullet to the head and died. don? >> nick, i was trying to jump in because when you said it took micayla medek's family 19 hours, i met her sister amanda at the hospital yesterday when i first got there. she was hysterical and couldn't find her sister. she told me her sister was in the theater with her friends and got shot and her phone was still in the theat and they were trying to get her, revive her and that was the last that anyone had seen her. it took them almost 24 hours to find her. they were going from hospital to hospital and calling agency to agency. but when you have, you know, 70 people injured of course it's going to be hysteria and some things are just going to take a while. nick valencia, thank you very much. >> thank you, don. >> appreciate your reporting right now. he was a doctoral student in the neuro science program. top honors in college. what would make someone like this snap? if he just snapped? we'll talk with our human behavior expert, next.
she was an aspiring sports broadcaster who had moved from texas to denver. she took a fatal bullet to the head and died. don? >> nick, i was trying to jump in because when you said it took micayla medek's family 19 hours, i met her sister amanda at the hospital yesterday when i first got there. she was hysterical and couldn't find her sister. she told me her sister was in the theater with her friends and got shot and her phone was still in the theat and they were trying to get her, revive...
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these are the districts in texas at the time. actually, three of these are minority districts and one is a majority white district. three of them are unconstitutional. one of them is not. and so one of the questions is, well, what work is compactness doing and bizarre shapes, right? because the court is not going to come out and say, all right, square districts are require under the constitution. in fact, sometimes you look in new york, look at the districts that we have here, a lot of them fall in the subway lines. the district just below the one we're in goes from west 85th street down the west side of manhattan, over the brooklyn bridge, into the park, all the way to coney island. it's affectionately described as the nathan's district. because, you know, it follows a very long, largely white, bu not exclusively, a community that goes all the way from the upper west side of manhattan all the way into queens and brooklyn, i mean. the case of bush versus vera is a very interesting one. so these -- there were two african-american
these are the districts in texas at the time. actually, three of these are minority districts and one is a majority white district. three of them are unconstitutional. one of them is not. and so one of the questions is, well, what work is compactness doing and bizarre shapes, right? because the court is not going to come out and say, all right, square districts are require under the constitution. in fact, sometimes you look in new york, look at the districts that we have here, a lot of them...
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one of four campaign events for the president today in texas. president in those remarks of course reminding everyone of exactly when it was he ran for president, thereby implicitly reminding everyone who he succeeded in office. george w. bush endorsing mitt romney to be, i guess, his one after successor. joining us is wayne slater, the co-author of "bush's brain." you reported from one of the fund-raiser. >> great to be with you. >> today, we had george w. bush finally endorse mitt romney on camera for the first time. he also released a book about how to get 4% economic growth, which is something he did not achieve as president. when president obama was running tonight in bush's backyard in texas, did he seem to you to be running against bush's legacy? >> absolutely. it was a remarkable thing today as i sat there listening to barack obama talk about the last near decade, he mentioned it two or three times, at one point, made a reference to the bush tax cuts. he effectively was saying, i am talking about the guy who 150 miles away, up in dallas,
one of four campaign events for the president today in texas. president in those remarks of course reminding everyone of exactly when it was he ran for president, thereby implicitly reminding everyone who he succeeded in office. george w. bush endorsing mitt romney to be, i guess, his one after successor. joining us is wayne slater, the co-author of "bush's brain." you reported from one of the fund-raiser. >> great to be with you. >> today, we had george w. bush finally...
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once the republicans gain control of the state legislature in texas, they then redrew the lines. you can see many of these districts going all the way from mexico to the austin metro area. and as a result of these -- this districting plan you can see all the other funny shapes up here and here. this is houston. and i think dallas. that as result of this redistricting plan, something like four or five democrats lost their seats. and were replaced by republicans. as it turned out, we'll talk about this when we do the voting rights act. the supreme court struck down this district as violating section 2 of the voting rights act because it diluted the hispanic vote, but when it came to the aggressive use of partisanship in the drawing of lines, the court didn't find it to be unconstitutional. even if it was done in the middle of a decade. one sort of story or lessen to be learned from both cases is that the -- while, there are partisan gerrymandering claims in found favor with the court, partisan claims are often litigated through other claims. like in the case of -- versus cox or sec
once the republicans gain control of the state legislature in texas, they then redrew the lines. you can see many of these districts going all the way from mexico to the austin metro area. and as a result of these -- this districting plan you can see all the other funny shapes up here and here. this is houston. and i think dallas. that as result of this redistricting plan, something like four or five democrats lost their seats. and were replaced by republicans. as it turned out, we'll talk...
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really hard manual labor, primarily in texas and louisiana. and the monument behind me is a monument to the soldiers of the 62nd and 65th united states colored infantry. in fact, in january of 1866, the war was over, the soldiers of the 62nd were about to be mustered out at fort mcintosh, texas, and began talking around a campfire, how can we pass this legacy of learning onto the freed men back in missouri? and they began to talk about raising money. they pledged money. they gave money. and it was an extraordinary sacrifice. some of these soldiers, privates in the united states colored infantry, were earning as little as a $113 a year. some of them gave $100, almost a year's wages, to start this institute. they gave their money and their pledges to a second lieutenant, named richard baxter foster, who was a congregationalist minister educated at dartmouth. i don't know he'd ever been in missouri. in the summer of 1866 when it began to appear that lincoln institute might be established in jefferson city, a local newspaper ran an editorial oppos
really hard manual labor, primarily in texas and louisiana. and the monument behind me is a monument to the soldiers of the 62nd and 65th united states colored infantry. in fact, in january of 1866, the war was over, the soldiers of the 62nd were about to be mustered out at fort mcintosh, texas, and began talking around a campfire, how can we pass this legacy of learning onto the freed men back in missouri? and they began to talk about raising money. they pledged money. they gave money. and it...
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fuel city is kind of like texas on steroids, if you will. there are not many car washes where you can actually look at real longhorns, donkeys, kind of like texas over the top really. one of my favorite things about this place -- it is open 24 hours! they got breakfast tacos. you can come here any time. it is just $1.40 for a taco. now it is time for us to order. ordering for everybody. feet ready for everybody to enjoy. >> mm. heaven. it's all good. beautiful. >> now after you've enjoyed your tacos and you're full, take a moment and feel sorry for the poor animals that don't get to enjoy them. >> he is not rubbing it in with the animals. i'm hungry now. it's about lunch time, i'd say. thanks, ed. >>> i'll be back in an hour with any new developments from aurora, colorado, including the president's travels there bringing a message of comfort to the victims. stay with cnn. "your money" starts after this. imimagaginine e ifif y yod alalwawaysys s seeee l e [m[mususicic]] inin t thehe b besest t lil. eveverery y titimeme o of f. ououtdtdoooorsr
fuel city is kind of like texas on steroids, if you will. there are not many car washes where you can actually look at real longhorns, donkeys, kind of like texas over the top really. one of my favorite things about this place -- it is open 24 hours! they got breakfast tacos. you can come here any time. it is just $1.40 for a taco. now it is time for us to order. ordering for everybody. feet ready for everybody to enjoy. >> mm. heaven. it's all good. beautiful. >> now after you've...
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>>neil: joe is messing with texas and we will find out whether a federal court in texas will, as well. a panel is set to rule on the vote are i.d. law and whether justice department can continue blocking it. critics of the law like the vice president claim that it is discriminatory against minority voters but folks disagree and you may remember him, the firm justice department whistleblower accusing the department of racial bias when they dropped charges against the new block panthers in the 2008 voter intimidation case. a legal editor. very good to have you. what is your sense of the legality of what texas is doing? >>guest: well, listen, they probably are going to have a tough time when the verdict is issued because the law is stacked against them. the voting rights act was amended in 2006 to require states like texas to show an absolutely clean soul and they have the burden of prove they have to show there is in discriminatory effect, in discriminatory intent so the law puts them on the defensive. i am not optimistic they will win. >>neil: what is the issue at play here? that they
>>neil: joe is messing with texas and we will find out whether a federal court in texas will, as well. a panel is set to rule on the vote are i.d. law and whether justice department can continue blocking it. critics of the law like the vice president claim that it is discriminatory against minority voters but folks disagree and you may remember him, the firm justice department whistleblower accusing the department of racial bias when they dropped charges against the new block panthers in...
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opting out will not stop health care exchanges from being set up in texas. if the state doesn't do it, federal authorities will. now, texas leaders were betting that the supreme court would likely strike down the health care law so they've done little to prepare for the exchanges that must be set up by 2014. but, scott, a provision in the health care law does specify that even if federal authorities do set up the exchanges, texas could petition to take over those exchanges eventually at some point if they chose to. >> pelley: anna, thank you. wounded veterans are being forced to wait months and longer for their benefits. a report links man made climate change to extreme weather. and this is about as extreme as it gets. where this hurricane is headed, when the cbs evening news continues. last season was the gulf's best tourism season in years. in florida we had more suntans... in alabama we had more beautiful blooms... in mississippi we had more good times... in louisiana we had more fun on the water. last season we broke all kinds of records on the gulf. thi
opting out will not stop health care exchanges from being set up in texas. if the state doesn't do it, federal authorities will. now, texas leaders were betting that the supreme court would likely strike down the health care law so they've done little to prepare for the exchanges that must be set up by 2014. but, scott, a provision in the health care law does specify that even if federal authorities do set up the exchanges, texas could petition to take over those exchanges eventually at some...
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the weather proved fatal for two men from texas. here's more. >> reporter: the swift thunderstorms surprised the players and onlookers. they took refuge under a tree. that proved to be a fatal mistake. >> i heard what sounded like a bomb go off and i looked to my left. and i could see the lightning strike hit the top of the tree, go all the way down into this person on the ground. >> reporter: the lightning bold struck three people. >> one of them, he was breathing, then two of them stopped breathing. one they got to. they got him alive. >> reporter: one man died instantly, another died at the hospital, and a third person is in stable condition. sudden thunderstorms also wreaked havoc in other parts of the country. racing waters stunned drivers in washington state and brought traffic to a crawl. in arizona, a street vanished under the rushing water, and with mud rushing down the street, drivers got caught in the middle of it. and there's more severe weather on the horizon. a new heat wave is hitting the country, making already-sever
the weather proved fatal for two men from texas. here's more. >> reporter: the swift thunderstorms surprised the players and onlookers. they took refuge under a tree. that proved to be a fatal mistake. >> i heard what sounded like a bomb go off and i looked to my left. and i could see the lightning strike hit the top of the tree, go all the way down into this person on the ground. >> reporter: the lightning bold struck three people. >> one of them, he was breathing, then...
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i'm from texas. i have seen and we just saw governor perry today who is now ending the women's health program in texas, pledging to completely throw women off of health care in every way that he can. a federal report came out last week i saw that says it is the worst state for health care access in the country. texas is now doing just what mr. romney pledged he was going to do for the country which is end family planning, end the national family planning program which was signed into law by nixon. it's a bipartisan program. he said he's going to get rid of planned parenthood. we have to take this seriously for the patients counting on us for basic health care. >> when you look at your budget, $1.6 million, i know a million dollars sounds like a lot of money to a lot of people in politics and the national campaign it's not. how much do you plan to spend in the presidential? >> we'll spend what we can raise. but essentially we are a health care provider. we provide 3 million folks care every year. that
i'm from texas. i have seen and we just saw governor perry today who is now ending the women's health program in texas, pledging to completely throw women off of health care in every way that he can. a federal report came out last week i saw that says it is the worst state for health care access in the country. texas is now doing just what mr. romney pledged he was going to do for the country which is end family planning, end the national family planning program which was signed into law by...
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is this covering all of texas? >> let me tell you, last year texas had one of the worst draughts they'd ever seen. that is largely gone. still some across west texas, but there is no more drought here across the southeastern area. see these amounts over here? that's about 10-12 inches of rain falling right here in this kind of southeastern corner towards houston, port arthur, beaumont. that area getting pummeled, and there's still more there. this is a look at the last 24 hours of your radar, and you can see very heavy rain has moved through here, and that is the latest image. so there's still more rain falling across the houston area, unfortunately. the majority of this moisture is going to very slowly pull off towards the east, though, so i think the worst of what we'll see is going to be areas just to the east of houston, around beaumont, moving towards lake charles and this southern part of louisiana. no more drought there, but there certainly is a lot that we have across portions of the south, spotty in the so
is this covering all of texas? >> let me tell you, last year texas had one of the worst draughts they'd ever seen. that is largely gone. still some across west texas, but there is no more drought here across the southeastern area. see these amounts over here? that's about 10-12 inches of rain falling right here in this kind of southeastern corner towards houston, port arthur, beaumont. that area getting pummeled, and there's still more there. this is a look at the last 24 hours of your...
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. >> reporter: oberle was on a study trip, an anthropology student from the university of texas. just before the attack he was giving a lecture about their behavior to a group of tourists and then went across the fence. into radar -- into a no go zone. new eyewitness accounts suggest he may have done that to prevent an animal from hurling a rock at people. >> it may have been instinctive for him to go for something which he thought was necessary to do. >> reporter: then two chimps attacked him one of them dragging him for 30 yards. when other staff members raced to rescue him they became targets, too. >> kept pursuing me. i climbed back inside the vehicle. it jumped on the bottom of the vehicle and i closed my door and he started beating through the window. >> reporter: chimpanzees are highly territorial. because many are psychologically damaged they are volatile. there are 33 chimpanzees here. each one rescued from the trade in its meat or from the entertainment industry. although they look docile they are incredibly strong. some are seven times as strong as an adult human male.
. >> reporter: oberle was on a study trip, an anthropology student from the university of texas. just before the attack he was giving a lecture about their behavior to a group of tourists and then went across the fence. into radar -- into a no go zone. new eyewitness accounts suggest he may have done that to prevent an animal from hurling a rock at people. >> it may have been instinctive for him to go for something which he thought was necessary to do. >> reporter: then two...
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also coming up, texas industries breaks the jinx, wells fargo pays the heavy price for heavy practice, and one last cup of joe for the road. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus we'll tell you what new film is set to end the quick reign of "spider-man at the box office. >>> coming up impressive start for usa basketball and the olympic start is over for one member of the dream team. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning and welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry, and here are some of your top headlines this morning. syrian activists are reporting a new massacre of more than a hundred people yesterday in central hamas province. "the new york times" says there are reports of more than 200 killed, which would be the worst massacre during the syrian uprising. >>> "the washington post" reports first lady michelle obama was allegedly the target of a threat by a police officer in the district of columbia. the officer allegedly said he would shoot the first lady and then use his phone to retrieve a picture of the firearm he said he would use. >>>
also coming up, texas industries breaks the jinx, wells fargo pays the heavy price for heavy practice, and one last cup of joe for the road. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus we'll tell you what new film is set to end the quick reign of "spider-man at the box office. >>> coming up impressive start for usa basketball and the olympic start is over for one member of the dream team. you're watching "early today." >>> good...
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and in portsmouth like in austin, texas, st. louis, basically all of the places, this is organized by civilians to say thank you and welcome home. the iraq war is over, and those of us who did not fight it want to express our thanks and our welcome to those of us who did. so if you're in driving distance of austin, texas, on saturday or portsmouth, new hampshire, on sunday, we have details posted if you would like to go. again, they've been your wars. it's your country, you're invited. >>> mercury rising. a large swath of the u.s. enduring another day of relentless heat, but is there light at the end of the tunnel? >>> exit wound. shocking new video shows the moments leading up to a huge pileup on a dallas off ramp. >>> and -- with a bang. out with a bang. a technical glitch causes all of san diego's july 4th fireworks to go off at once. >>> good morning, everyone. i'm lynn berry. those stories and more straight ahead. 234is is "first look" on msnbc. >>> and we begin this morning with going to extremes. relief could be in sight
and in portsmouth like in austin, texas, st. louis, basically all of the places, this is organized by civilians to say thank you and welcome home. the iraq war is over, and those of us who did not fight it want to express our thanks and our welcome to those of us who did. so if you're in driving distance of austin, texas, on saturday or portsmouth, new hampshire, on sunday, we have details posted if you would like to go. again, they've been your wars. it's your country, you're invited....
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. >> and tonight a texas graduate student is recovering after he was attacked by chimpanzees in south africa. andrew overly was on tour of a sanctuary when he was attacked leaving him with severe cuts and broken bones. he crossed a small fence and he got too close to the enclosure. >> it's about saving people. he was fiercely struggling not to be pulled into the enclosure. as far as we can tell he was not dragged in all the way. he was partially lodged underneath. >> he was pummeled in what may have been a case of monkeys defending their territory. one witness say he may have been trying to take a rock away from a chimp. >> now to an update. back in may. there has been a surge of calls to poison control centers after children ate colorful packets of laundry detergent. the company has promised to make changes. but have they? >> it's bright bite-sized and to her son it might have looked like candy. that is what her mother and a half was eating. >> i thought they got into the candy and they were eating candy. >> minutes after it bursted in her mouth she had severe vomiting and diarrhea.
. >> and tonight a texas graduate student is recovering after he was attacked by chimpanzees in south africa. andrew overly was on tour of a sanctuary when he was attacked leaving him with severe cuts and broken bones. he crossed a small fence and he got too close to the enclosure. >> it's about saving people. he was fiercely struggling not to be pulled into the enclosure. as far as we can tell he was not dragged in all the way. he was partially lodged underneath. >> he was...
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the truck crashed in southern texas. federal agents want to know if the victims were smuggled in from mexico. >>> a workman admit heed set fires that caused $4 million million in damages to a navy submarine in dry dock at a maine ship yard. he told investigators that he suffers from anxiety and just wanted to get out of work early. so he admitted to using a cigarette lighter to set rags on fire. if convicted of arson he could be sent to prison for life. >> kind of a drasting step there, man. >> just wanted to get out of work early. there are other ways. >>> the search to find wreckage from amelia earhart's final flight turned up nothing. it is believed earhart's plane went down in 1937. the plan is to identify data, with hopes of finding her plane. they may have missed at first glance. if she were alive today would be her 115th birthday. >>> well this is a bit of good news. didn't think this day would happen for former congresswoman gabrielle giffords. she has taken a giant step upwards on the road to recovery. great to
the truck crashed in southern texas. federal agents want to know if the victims were smuggled in from mexico. >>> a workman admit heed set fires that caused $4 million million in damages to a navy submarine in dry dock at a maine ship yard. he told investigators that he suffers from anxiety and just wanted to get out of work early. so he admitted to using a cigarette lighter to set rags on fire. if convicted of arson he could be sent to prison for life. >> kind of a drasting step...
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that's the name of this marine in in jonestown, texas. the falling water level has forced the owner to temporarily move his marina out to deeper water three times in six years. >> there's only so much you can take as a small business person when this is... this keeps happening over and over and over again. >> reporter: lake travis is not just for recreation, it's part of a network of reservoirs that supplies water to one million people in central texas. now it's more than half empty. nearly 30 feet below normal july levels. what are the consequences for you here as a marino that owner? >> huge financial consequences. everything you can imagine fwrrx loss of customers, loss of confidence in the management of the water in lake travis, it affects not just us but affects property owners. >> reporter: this summer, 80% of the u.s. is abnormally dry. grazing pastures are barren and brown across the nation's mid-section. the national weather service estimates nearly a third of the midwest corn crop is in poor condition. today, illinois governor p
that's the name of this marine in in jonestown, texas. the falling water level has forced the owner to temporarily move his marina out to deeper water three times in six years. >> there's only so much you can take as a small business person when this is... this keeps happening over and over and over again. >> reporter: lake travis is not just for recreation, it's part of a network of reservoirs that supplies water to one million people in central texas. now it's more than half...
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when presidents close in texas tomorrow, he will know if he is a step closer. he is the tea party backed candidate running to replace senator hutchison who is retiring. and this guy is up by ten points in the latest poll and joins us, now. we reached out to his opponent, lot lieutenant governor in texas and we low pressure to get him on the show tomorrow or later in the week. sir, let's talk about this, this has been a lot of money spent on your opponent's campaign. the media dismissed you and you are up by ten percent. how are you doing that? >>guest: it has been an extraordinary campaign. the momentum we are seeing on the ground is phenomenal. the reason is simple: conservatives have united behind this campaign. republicans women, tea party activists, grass roots leaders have come together. this race has been called ground zero in the national battle between the moderate establishment desperately clinging to power and the conservative tidal wave sweeping the country. >>eric: this show is about business. companies are not hiring and buying their stock back. we
when presidents close in texas tomorrow, he will know if he is a step closer. he is the tea party backed candidate running to replace senator hutchison who is retiring. and this guy is up by ten points in the latest poll and joins us, now. we reached out to his opponent, lot lieutenant governor in texas and we low pressure to get him on the show tomorrow or later in the week. sir, let's talk about this, this has been a lot of money spent on your opponent's campaign. the media dismissed you and...
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rick perry happens to be the governor of texas. one in four of texas residents have no health insurance. costs have skyrocketed faster than the national average, but do you think that means he's going to go along with the plan? texas isn't alone here. seven states have said they're opting out and another eight look likely to. that means 2 million residents will continue on without health insurance. these states have done the worst job of covering the uninsured. have the greatest need for federal assistance and they are the least likely to accept health. if that's not politics over principle, i don't know what is. 17 million uninsured americans can't wait another decade until republicans have moved on through another litmusç test. privatetizing military, eliminating public education or requiring poor people to pay more taxes. i could care less whether we call the mandate a tax or a go america surcharge. many americans right now, in the fate of 17 million of these uninsured americans is in the hand of america's governors. will poli
rick perry happens to be the governor of texas. one in four of texas residents have no health insurance. costs have skyrocketed faster than the national average, but do you think that means he's going to go along with the plan? texas isn't alone here. seven states have said they're opting out and another eight look likely to. that means 2 million residents will continue on without health insurance. these states have done the worst job of covering the uninsured. have the greatest need for...
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texas, i don't care who the governor in texas is, they're going to take the money. $52 billion, and they have a really sophisticated network of hospitals, probably the third or fourth most sophisticated in the whole country. they're one of the real meccas of american medicine. if you think the governor, whoever it is, republican or democrat, is going to turn down $52 billion and not be eaten alive, you have another thing coming. there's a payment called a disproportionate share program that is made to statsz to help them pay for uncompensated care. with every state except louisiana, that payment disappears. these hospitals are going to take it on the chin and face a great medical establishes like texas are gointo be left to be second class citizens if the governor doesn't take the money and i think they will. >> i think they will. one argument they have made is sure, the law said it will match it 100%, but in two decades, they could vote it down to 85% or 75%, and then the state is left holding the bag. how likely do you think that would be? >> look, in two decades, every nuclear power p
texas, i don't care who the governor in texas is, they're going to take the money. $52 billion, and they have a really sophisticated network of hospitals, probably the third or fourth most sophisticated in the whole country. they're one of the real meccas of american medicine. if you think the governor, whoever it is, republican or democrat, is going to turn down $52 billion and not be eaten alive, you have another thing coming. there's a payment called a disproportionate share program that is...
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madoff in new york and alan stanford in texas. now russell wasendorf in iowa is the latest addition to the rogue rogues gallery of men who appeared to be financial wizards but turned out to be con artist dean reynolds tells us his fraud is measured not just by the $200 million lost but by the community of people that he betrayed. >> sometimes things that look too good to be true are too good to be true. >> reporter: for mary shepherd, a former president of the cedar falls rotary club, it's been a harrowing week. >> it's pretty rare when we have the f.b.i. showing up downtown and going there and out of a building and there's a scandal this big going on. >> reporter: on main street, the aftershocks are still being felt from the implosion of the peregrine financial group and the unmasking of its founder, local boy russell wasendorf as a fraud of the first order. he promised $2 million to the university of northern iowa, contributed to charities for disabled children, and funded scholarships to a local community college. evidently wit
madoff in new york and alan stanford in texas. now russell wasendorf in iowa is the latest addition to the rogue rogues gallery of men who appeared to be financial wizards but turned out to be con artist dean reynolds tells us his fraud is measured not just by the $200 million lost but by the community of people that he betrayed. >> sometimes things that look too good to be true are too good to be true. >> reporter: for mary shepherd, a former president of the cedar falls rotary...
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and in portsmouth like in austin, texas, st. louis, basically all of these places, this is organized by civilians to say thank you and welcome home. the iraq war is over, and those of us who did not fight it want to express our thanks and our welcom
and in portsmouth like in austin, texas, st. louis, basically all of these places, this is organized by civilians to say thank you and welcome home. the iraq war is over, and those of us who did not fight it want to express our thanks and our welcom
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texas actually did really well. they didn't have the same increase in housing values during the boom period. they've actually had an easier recession than a lot of other states. california and i think a lot of it came about during the boom period where a lot of these places stockton for example, which is another city that's going bankrupt, they thought that they were going to have this huge boom and they saw their house prices expand. they saw a lot of investment and development and when it all dried up, they were sort of left holding the bag. they had increased costs and no money coming in to do it. in some ways the texas example is a place where your revenues are much more stable because it's based so much more on property and sales taxes. go on. >> i was going to thank you. we have to move on. thank you for your contribution. straight ahead, we're going to talk about romney, bain and the condy rice rumor mill. fasten your seat belts. when we got to this segment in our editorial meeting this morning, it was more c
texas actually did really well. they didn't have the same increase in housing values during the boom period. they've actually had an easier recession than a lot of other states. california and i think a lot of it came about during the boom period where a lot of these places stockton for example, which is another city that's going bankrupt, they thought that they were going to have this huge boom and they saw their house prices expand. they saw a lot of investment and development and when it all...
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i'd love it to be in texas. let me just say that in eleven interviews with career staff about 50 evidence there was no come up any kaiser influence on the approval the department of energy. >> okay. yeah. >> and you acknowledge that. you're shaking your head yes, assume you acknowledge. it. >> it's probably a coincidence he made so many visits to white house. it's probably a matter of coincidence. >> i've been around here for a lock time. a lot of people visit the white house for lots of things. i'm sure there would be more information if we can do that. let me get back to the concerns i had about the in china and i know that was heard earlier. china's investing and somebody invested in a lot of companies in china that top tin solar panel producers from china. is that correct? >>. >> i don't have the precise number in front of me. >> it's not a free enterprise country. so assume the government of china or the peoples' army invested in that. so wouldn't that be a significant amount of government support in china?
i'd love it to be in texas. let me just say that in eleven interviews with career staff about 50 evidence there was no come up any kaiser influence on the approval the department of energy. >> okay. yeah. >> and you acknowledge that. you're shaking your head yes, assume you acknowledge. it. >> it's probably a coincidence he made so many visits to white house. it's probably a matter of coincidence. >> i've been around here for a lock time. a lot of people visit the white...
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texas is requiring. in texas itself, 600,000 people, 600,000 texans are without the type of photo i. nchts required and that includes 170,000 latinos in that state. >> we have to go. what's it look like? will this be favored for texas or it will be the justice department? >> you know, the united states has mounted a vigorous defense of section 5 and a vigorous campaign against texas' photo i.d. law, so numerous organizations like mine and we think we stand a very good chance of preprevailing showing texas' i.d. law is harmful to minority voters in texas. >> thank you so much for your time this morning. >> thank you. >>> hard to believe, but it's been a year since casey anthony captured the headlines after being acquitted of murdering her daughter caylee. since that verdict anthony has been in hiding with very little information known about her until now. her former defense attorney jose baez is telling all in a new book called "presumed guilty: casey anthony the inside story" and jose baez joins me right
texas is requiring. in texas itself, 600,000 people, 600,000 texans are without the type of photo i. nchts required and that includes 170,000 latinos in that state. >> we have to go. what's it look like? will this be favored for texas or it will be the justice department? >> you know, the united states has mounted a vigorous defense of section 5 and a vigorous campaign against texas' photo i.d. law, so numerous organizations like mine and we think we stand a very good chance of...
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lord help a woman in texas in a couple of years. >> it is a very tough place to be. if i hear from women, republican women, democratic women, independent women, women don't think that politics should be playing a role in eliminating their health care access. i think women are are concerned across the board. unfortunately, in texas hundreds of thousands of women lost access to basic pap smears, breast exams, well women's checkups in the name of politics. i think that's why you are seeing this -- really troubling -- you know, lot of concern of women all across the country who are saying it is time women vote and understand what is at stake in november. >> briefly, if i may, is that why planned parenthood has made an endorsement of a can't date for the election this time only for the second time in its history? of course, you are endorsing the president. is that because you are so concerned about the prospect of a romney presidency? >> well, we are concerned. of course, we -- to the planned parent hood fund did endorse the president because he has been a strong supporte
lord help a woman in texas in a couple of years. >> it is a very tough place to be. if i hear from women, republican women, democratic women, independent women, women don't think that politics should be playing a role in eliminating their health care access. i think women are are concerned across the board. unfortunately, in texas hundreds of thousands of women lost access to basic pap smears, breast exams, well women's checkups in the name of politics. i think that's why you are seeing...
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texas is going to -- i don't care who the governor is in texas they will take the money. $52 fwl billion and they have a sophisticated network of hospitals. the third or fourth most so fisty dated in the country. they are one of the real meccas of american medicine. if you think the governor, whoever it is, republican or democrat will turn down $52 billion and not be eaten alive by baylor or houston medical center you have another thing coming. there's a payment, called a disproportionate share payment that is made to states to help pay for uncompensated care. every state except louisiana that payment disappears. these hospitals will take it on the the chin and states with great establishments like texas will be left to second class citizens if the governor doesn't take the money and i think they will. >> i think you are right. to be fair, one argument some 0 governors have made is the law says it will match it in 2020 but i congress could vote it down to 75, 85 or 55% and then the state is left holding the bag. how likely do you think it will be? >> in two decades every nuclear power pl
texas is going to -- i don't care who the governor is in texas they will take the money. $52 fwl billion and they have a sophisticated network of hospitals. the third or fourth most so fisty dated in the country. they are one of the real meccas of american medicine. if you think the governor, whoever it is, republican or democrat will turn down $52 billion and not be eaten alive by baylor or houston medical center you have another thing coming. there's a payment, called a disproportionate share...
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texas police say the truck was traveling on route 59 in g goliette, texas when it veered off the road and crashed into trees. the pickup truck was severely overloaded. 23 people were crammed in it. some of the passengers are suspected of being illegal immigrants. the exact cause of the crash is still unclear. martha: big news this morning as the ncaa delivers a severe blow to penn state overt handling of the child sex-abuse scandal that played out there for so many years involving former assistant coach jerry sandusky. they have imposed penalties including a $60 million fine against the university. they've also srae vacated awful the wins from 1998 to 2011 which knocks joe paterno from the winningist coach title that he held for so long. here is the head of the ncaa from earlier this morning as they make this announcement. >> we kept for most in our thoughts the tragic damage done to the victims and their families. no matter what we do here today there is no action we can take that will remove their pain and anguish. but what we can do is impose sanctions that both reflect the magnitu
texas police say the truck was traveling on route 59 in g goliette, texas when it veered off the road and crashed into trees. the pickup truck was severely overloaded. 23 people were crammed in it. some of the passengers are suspected of being illegal immigrants. the exact cause of the crash is still unclear. martha: big news this morning as the ncaa delivers a severe blow to penn state overt handling of the child sex-abuse scandal that played out there for so many years involving former...
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the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. session: at this time i'd like to yield to the gentlewoman, a nurse, a health care professional prior to her service in the united states congress, the gentlewoman from from north carolina, mrs. ellmers, for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. mrs. ellmers: thank you. i thank my colleague from texas for acknowledging me. thank you, madam speaker. i'm here today to join my colleagues and call on the immediate repeal of obamacare with its massive tax increases. last month as we know the supreme court verified that obamacare is in fact a tax. one that increased the financial burdens of every american by over $500 billion. and will go down in history as the most significant expansion of the federal government and its power. this law has and continues to be bad policy for all americans and future generations. the supreme court's decision has sent a direct message to congress and policymakers that we have to get back to work to repeal this law and replace it w
the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. session: at this time i'd like to yield to the gentlewoman, a nurse, a health care professional prior to her service in the united states congress, the gentlewoman from from north carolina, mrs. ellmers, for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. mrs. ellmers: thank you. i thank my colleague from texas for acknowledging me. thank you, madam speaker. i'm here today to join my colleagues and call on the immediate repeal of...
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law out of texas. the law passed last year requires texas voters to produce a government issued photo i.d. and at issue is whether the law violates the federal voting rights act. states with similar laws obviously watching the outcome of this. the obama administration has vigorously challenged these laws and joining me now, victoria, a visiting scholar at the university of texas. thank you so much for joining me. >> my pleasure. >> obviously in texas we talked a lot about african-americans but in texas we're looking at the numbers regarding especially the hispanic community that many believe could be alienated and somehow disenfranchised by these laws. >> absolutely. you know, the voter i.d. law is a perfect solution looking for a problem. the fact that there is evidence of systematic vote fraud just isn't there. however, we do have hard evidence that if voter i.d. laws such as these are put into place, you'll suppress voter turnout and you'll suppress the voter turnout with minorities, the poor, elder
law out of texas. the law passed last year requires texas voters to produce a government issued photo i.d. and at issue is whether the law violates the federal voting rights act. states with similar laws obviously watching the outcome of this. the obama administration has vigorously challenged these laws and joining me now, victoria, a visiting scholar at the university of texas. thank you so much for joining me. >> my pleasure. >> obviously in texas we talked a lot about...